Share Exchange Agreement SHARE EXCHANGE AGREEMENT by and among LAS PALMAS MOBILE ESTATES and the shareholders of ADVANCED FIBERGLASS TECHNOLOGIES, INC. and ADVANCED FIBERGLASS TECHNOLOGIES, INC. Dated as of June 26, 2008
EXHIBIT
2.1
by
and among
and
the
shareholders of
ADVANCED
FIBERGLASS TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
and
ADVANCED
FIBERGLASS TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Dated
as of June 26, 2008
TABLE
OF CONTENTS
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THE
SHARE EXCHANGE
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1.1
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The
Share Exchange
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1
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1.2
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Effective
Date
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1
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1.3
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Exchange
of AFT Common Stock
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1
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1.4
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Exchange
of Certificates
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1
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1.5
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Reporting
of Share Exchange
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1
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1.6
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Board
of Directors of LPME
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1
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THE
CLOSING
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2.1
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Time
and Place of Closing
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1
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2.2
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Obligations
of the AFT Shareholders at or Prior to the Closing
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1
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2.3
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Obligations
of LPME at or Prior to the Closing
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2
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REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES OF THE AFT SHAREHOLDERS
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2
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3.1
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Organization
and Qualification
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2
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3.2
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Capitalization
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2
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3.3
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Subsidiaries
and Affiliates
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2
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3.4
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Options
or Other Rights
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2
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3.5
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Ownership
of Shares
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3
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3.6
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Validity
and Execution of Agreement
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3
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3.7
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No
Conflict
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3
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3.8
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Consents
and Approvals
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3
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3.9
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Violation
of Laws, Permits, etc.
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3
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3.10
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Books
and Records
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4
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3.11
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AFT
Financial Statements
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4
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3.12
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Undisclosed
Liabilities
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4
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3.13
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Title
to Property; Encumbrances
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4
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3.14
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Taxes
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4
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3.15
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Litigation
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5
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3.16
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Contracts
and Other Agreements
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5
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3.17
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Accounts
Receivable and Accounts Payable
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5
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3.18
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Compensation
Arrangements; Officers and Directors
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6
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3.19
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ERISA
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6
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3.20
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Operations
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6
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3.21
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Intangible
Property and Intellectual Property
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7
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3.22
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Employee
Relations
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7
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3.23
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Insurance
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7
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3.24
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Licenses
and Permits
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8
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3.25
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Brokers
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8
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3.26
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Acquisition
of LPME Shares
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8
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3.27
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Disclosure
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8
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REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES OF LPME
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4.1
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Organization
and Qualification
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8
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4.2
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Capitalization
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8
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4.3
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Subsidiaries
and Affiliates
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9
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4.4
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Options
or Other Rights
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9
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4.5
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Validity
and Execution of Agreement
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9
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4.6
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No
Conflict
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9
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4.7
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Consents
and Approvals
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9
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4.8
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Violation
of Laws, Permits, etc.
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9
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4.9
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Books
and Records
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10
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4.10
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LPME
Financial Statements
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10
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4.11
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Undisclosed
Liabilities
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10
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4.12
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Title
to Property; Encumbrances
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10
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4.13
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Taxes
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10
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4.14
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Litigation
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11
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4.15
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Contracts
and Other Agreements
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11
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4.16
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Compensation
Arrangements; Officers, Directors and Employees
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11
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4.17
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ERISA
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11
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4.18
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Operations
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4.19
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Brokers
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12
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4.20
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Approval
of Share Exchange
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12
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4.21
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SEC
Reporting Status
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13
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4.22
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Investment
Company
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13
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4.23
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OTC
Bulletin Board Status
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13
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4.24
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Disclosure
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ACTIONS
PRIOR TO CLOSING
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5.1
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Corporate
Examinations and Investigations
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5.2
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Conduct
of Business
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5.3
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Preservation
of Business
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5.4
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Advice
of Changes
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5.5
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OTC
Bulletin Board
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5.6
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SEC
Reports
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14
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5.7
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Other
Agreements
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CONDITIONS
PRECEDENT TO CLOSING
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6.1
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Conditions
Precedent to the Obligations of LPME to Complete the
Closing
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6.2
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Conditions
Precedent to the Obligations of the AFT Shareholders to Complete the
Closing
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POST-CLOSING
COVENANTS
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7.1
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Further
Information
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7.2
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Record
Retention
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7.3
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Post-Closing
Assistance
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7.4
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SEC
Reporting
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TERMINATION
OF AGREEMENT
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8.1
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Termination
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8.2
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Survival
After Termination
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8.3
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Energy
Composites Corp.
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MISCELLANEOUS
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9.1
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Expenses
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9.2
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Further
Assurances
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9.3
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Notices
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9.4
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Arbitration
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9.5
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Publicity
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9.6
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Entire
Agreement
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9.7
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Waivers
and Amendments
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9.8
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Governing
Law
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9.9
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Binding
Effect, No Assignment
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9.10
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Counterparts
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9.11
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Exhibits
and Schedules
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9.12
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Effect
of Disclosure on Schedules
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9.13
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Headings
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9.14
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Severability
of Provisions
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THIS
SHARE EXCHANGE AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) is
entered into as of June 26, 2008, by and among LAS PALMAS MOBILE ESTATES, a
Nevada corporation (“LPME”), the XXXXX XXX
XXXXX, XXXXXXXX XXXX XXXXX and INTEGRITAS, INC. (the “AFT Shareholders”),
and ADVANCED FIBERGLASS TECHNOLOGIES, INC., a Wisconsin corporation (“AFT”).
Recitals
It is the
intention of the parties hereto that AFT become a wholly-owned subsidiary of
LPME through the exchange of all outstanding shares of common stock of AFT (the
“AFT Common
Stock”) for shares of common stock of LPME (the “LPME Common Stock”)
on the following terms:
Agreement
NOW,
THEREFORE, for and in consideration of the premises and the mutual agreements
hereinafter set forth, in accordance with the provisions of applicable law, the
parties hereby agree as follows:
ARTICLE
I
THE
SHARE EXCHANGE
1.1
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The Share
Exchange. Subject to the terms and conditions of this
Agreement, at Closing, the AFT Shareholders shall tender all their
respective shares of AFT Common Stock to LPME in exchange for LPME Common
Stock (the “Share
Exchange”), and AFT shall become a wholly-owned subsidiary of
LPME.
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1.2
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Effective
Date. The Share Exchange will become effective at
Closing.
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1.3
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Exchange of AFT Common
Stock. All outstanding shares of AFT Common Stock will
be exchanged for 28,750,000 shares of LPME Common
Stock.
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1.4
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Exchange of
Certificates. At Closing, or as soon as practicable
thereafter, LPME shall deliver to the AFT Shareholders, or to designees of
such AFT Shareholders, certificates representing the whole number of
shares of LPME Common Stock into which such shares of AFT Common Stock
shall have been exchanged as set forth herein, and the AFT Shareholders
certificates of AFT Common Stock shall be delivered to
LPME.
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1.5
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Reporting of Share
Exchange. For federal, state, and local income tax
return reporting purposes, all parties agree to treat this Agreement and
each action contemplated by this Agreement as a nontaxable exchange under
Section 368 of the Internal Revenue
Code.
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1.6
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Board of Directors of
LPME. Simultaneously at Closing, the existing officers
and directors of LPME shall resign from their positions and five members
selected by AFT shall be appointed to fill the
vacancies.
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ARTICLE
II
THE
CLOSING
2.1
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Time and Place of
Closing. The closing of this Agreement (the “Closing”)
shall, unless otherwise agreed to in writing by the parties, take place at
the offices of Xxxx Xxxx Xxxx Xxxxxxxxxx & Xxxxxxxxx, P.C., at 10:00
a.m., local time, on or prior to July 25,
2008.
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2.2
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Obligations of the AFT
Shareholders at or Prior to the Closing. At or prior to
Closing, and subject to the satisfaction by LPME of its obligations
hereunder, the AFT Shareholders shall deliver to LPME the
following:
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(a)
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A
copy of the Articles of Incorporation of AFT certified as of a date within
thirty days of the Closing by the Secretary of State of the State of
Wisconsin and certified by the corporate secretary of AFT as to the
absence of any amendments between the date of certification by the
Secretary of
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State and the
Closing;
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(b)
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A
certificate from the Secretary of State of the State of Wisconsin as to
the existence and good standing of AFT as of a date within 10 days of the
Closing;
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(c)
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A
certificate of the corporate secretary of AFT attaching thereto true and
correct copies of the bylaws of AFT and the corporate resolutions duly
adopted by the board of directors of AFT authorizing the consummation of
the transactions contemplated
hereby;
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(a)
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The
certificate of AFT referred to in Section 6.1
hereof;
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(b)
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The
certificates evidencing the shares of AFT Common Stock owned by the AFT
Shareholders, duly endorsed for transfer to LPME;
and
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(c)
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Such
other documents as are required pursuant to this Agreement or as may
reasonably be requested from the AFT Shareholders by LPME or its
counsel.
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2.3
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Obligations of LPME at or Prior
to the Closing. At or prior to Closing, and subject to
the satisfaction by the AFT Shareholders of their obligations hereunder,
LPME shall deliver to the AFT Shareholders the
following:
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(a)
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A
copy of the Articles of Incorporation of LPME certified as of a date
within thirty days of the Closing by the Secretary of State of the State
of Nevada and certified by the corporate secretary of LPME as to the
absence of any amendments between the date of certification by the
Secretary of State and the Closing;
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(b)
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A
certificate from the Secretary of State of the State of Nevada as to the
existence and good standing of LPME as of a date within 10 days of the
Closing;
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(c)
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A
certificate of the corporate secretary of LPME attaching thereto true and
correct copies of the bylaws of LPME and the corporate resolutions duly
adopted by the board of directors of LPME authorizing the consummation of
the transactions contemplated
hereby;
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(d)
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The
certificate of LPME referred to in Section 6.2
hereof;
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(e)
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Certificates
evidencing the LPME Common Stock to be issued to the AFT Shareholders
pursuant to Article I hereof; and
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(f)
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Such
other documents as are required pursuant to this Agreement or as may
reasonably be requested from LPME by the AFT Shareholders or their
counsel.
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ARTICLE
III
REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES OF
THE
AFT SHAREHOLDERS
Except as
expressly set forth and specifically identified by the section number of this
Agreement in the schedule delivered by the AFT Shareholders to LPME
contemporaneously with the execution of this Agreement (the “AFT Shareholder Disclosure
Schedule”), the AFT Shareholders and AFT represent, warrant, and covenant
to LPME as follows:
3.1
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Organization and
Qualification. AFT is a corporation duly organized,
validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of
Wisconsin and has all requisite corporate power and authority to (i) own,
lease and operate its properties and assets as they are now owned, leased
and operated and (ii) carry on its business as currently conducted and as
proposed to be conducted. AFT is duly qualified or licensed to
do business in each jurisdiction in which the failure to be so qualified
or licensed could have a Material Effect on AFT. A “Material
Effect” shall mean a material adverse effect in the business,
operations,
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properties,
assets, liabilities, prospects, or condition (financial or otherwise) of the
company.
3.2
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Capitalization. The
issued and outstanding capital stock of AFT consists of 119.79 shares of
common stock. All of the issued and outstanding shares of
capital stock of AFT are validly issued, fully paid, and non assessable,
and none of such shares have been issued in violation of the preemptive
rights of any person.
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3.3
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Subsidiaries and
Affiliates. Except as set forth in Section 3.3 to the AFT
Shareholder Disclosure Schedule, AFT does not own or hold, directly or
indirectly, any equity, debt, or other interest in any entity or business
or any option to acquire any such
interest.
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3.4
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Options or Other
Rights. No options, warrants, calls, commitments or
other rights to acquire, sell or issue shares of capital stock or other
equity interests of AFT, whether upon conversion of other securities or
otherwise, are issued or outstanding, and there is no agreement or
understanding with respect to the voting of such capital stock or other
equity interests.
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3.5
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Ownership of
Shares. The shares of AFT Common Stock are owned of
record and beneficially by the AFT Shareholders. The AFT
Shareholders possess full authority and legal right to sell, transfer, and
assign the entire legal and beneficial ownership of the shares of AFT
Common Stock, free from all liens, claims, and encumbrances of any kind;
and there are no outstanding rights or obligations granted by the AFT
Shareholders to purchase or acquire any of the shares of AFT Common Stock
or any interest in any of the shares of AFT Common Stock. Upon
transfer of the shares of AFT Common Stock to LPME at the Closing, LPME
will receive the entire legal and beneficial interest in the shares of AFT
Common Stock, free and clear of all liens, claims, and encumbrances and
subject to no legal or equitable restrictions of any
kind.
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3.6
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Validity and Execution of
Agreement. Each of the AFT Shareholders and AFT has the
full legal right, capacity and power required to enter into, execute and
deliver this Agreement and to carry out the transactions contemplated
herein. This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by
each of the AFT Shareholders and AFT and constitutes the valid and binding
obligation of each of the AFT Shareholders and AFT, enforceable in
accordance with its terms, subject to the qualification that enforcement
of the rights and remedies created hereby is subject to: (i) bankruptcy,
insolvency, reorganization, moratorium and other laws of general
application affecting the rights and remedies of creditors; and (ii)
general principles of equity (regardless of whether such enforcement is
considered in a proceeding in equity or at
law).
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3.7
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No
Conflict. None of the execution, delivery, or
performance of this Agreement does or
will:
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(a)
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result
in any violation or be in conflict with or constitute a default under any
term or provision of the Articles of Incorporation or bylaws of AFT or any
term or provision of any judgment, decree, order, statute, injunction,
rule, or regulation applicable to AFT or any AFT Shareholder, or of any
material note, bond, mortgage, indenture, lease, license, franchise,
agreement, or other instrument or obligation to which AFT or any AFT
Shareholder is bound;
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(b)
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result
in the creation of any material option, pledge, security interest, lien,
charge, encumbrance, or restriction, whether imposed by agreement,
understanding, law or otherwise, except those arising under applicable
federal or state securities laws (hereinafter an “Encumbrance”)
upon any of the properties or assets of AFT or any AFT Shareholder
pursuant to any such term or provision;
or
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(c)
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constitute
a default under, terminate, accelerate, amend or modify, or give any party
the right to terminate, accelerate, amend, modify, abandon, or refuse to
perform or comply with, any material contract, agreement, arrangement,
commitment, or plan to which AFT or any AFT Shareholder is a party, or by
which AFT or any AFT Shareholder or any of their respective properties or
assets may be subject or bound.
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3.8
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Consents and
Approvals. No federal, state, or other regulatory
approvals are required to be obtained, nor any regulatory requirements
complied with, by AFT or any AFT Shareholder in connection with this
Agreement or any action contemplated by this
Agreement.
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3.9
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Violation of Laws, Permits,
etc.
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(a)
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AFT
is not in violation of any term or provision of its Articles of
Incorporation or bylaws, or of any material term or provision of any
judgment, decree, order, statute, law, injunction, rule, ordinance, or
governmental regulation that is applicable to it and where the failure to
comply with which would have a Material
Effect.
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(b)
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AFT
has maintained in full force and effect all certificates, licenses, and
permits material to the conduct of its business, and has not received any
notification that any revocation or limitation thereof is threatened or
pending.
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3.10
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Books and
Records. The books and records of AFT (including,
without limitation, the books of account, minute books, and stock record
books) are complete and correct in all material respects and have been
maintained in accordance with sound business practices. The
minute books of AFT are complete and current in all material respects and,
as applicable, accurately reflect all actions taken by the shareholders
and the board of directors of AFT since the date of inception of AFT, and
all signatures contained therein are the true signatures of the persons
whose signatures they purport to
be.
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3.11
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AFT Financial
Statements.
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(a)
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The
audited balance sheets of AFT as of December 31, 2007 and 2006, and the
related audited statements of income, statements of cash flow and
statements of shareholders equity for the years then ended, true and
complete copies of which have been delivered to LPME, present fairly, in
all material respects, the financial position of AFT as at such dates and
the results of operations of AFT for the years then ended, in accordance
with generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”)
consistently applied for the periods covered
thereby.
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(b)
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The
unaudited balance sheet of AFT as of March 31, 2008 and the related
statements of income, statements of cash flow and statements of
shareholders equity for the three-month period then ended, true and
complete copies of which have been delivered to LPME, present fairly, in
all material respects, the financial position of AFT as of such date and
the results of operations of AFT for the period then ended, in each case
in accordance with GAAP consistently applied for the three-month period
covered thereby.
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(c)
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The
financial statements referred to in paragraphs (a) and (b) above are
hereinafter referred to as the AFT Financial
Statements.
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3.12
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Undisclosed
Liabilities. AFT does not have any material direct or
indirect indebtedness, liability, claim, loss, damage, deficiency,
obligation or responsibility, fixed or unfixed, xxxxxx or inchoate,
liquidated or un-liquidated, secured or unsecured, accrued, absolute,
contingent or otherwise (all of the foregoing being collectively referred
to as “Liabilities”
and individually as a “Liability”), of
a kind required by GAAP to be set forth on a financial statement that is
not fully and adequately reflected or reserved against on the AFT
Financial Statements. AFT does not have any Liabilities,
whether or not of a kind required by GAAP to be set forth on a financial
statement, other than (i) Liabilities incurred in the ordinary course of
business since the date of the latest balance sheet included in the AFT
Financial Statements that are consistent with past practice and are
included in the latest AFT Financial Statements, (ii) Liabilities that are
fully reflected on or reserved against on the latest balance sheet
included in the AFT Financial Statements, or (iii) as specifically
disclosed in the AFT Financial
Statements.
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3.13
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Title to Property;
Encumbrances. AFT has good and indefeasible title to and
other legal right to use all properties and assets, real, personal and
mixed, tangible and intangible, reflected as owned on the latest balance
sheet included in the AFT Financial Statements or acquired after the date
of such balance sheet,
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except
for properties and assets disposed of in accordance with customary practice in
the business or disposed of for full and fair value since the date of such
balance sheet in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice
and except for matters that would not have a Material Effect.
3.14
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Taxes.
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(a)
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AFT
has duly and timely filed all returns, reports, information returns, or
other documents (including any related or supporting information) filed or
required to be filed with any federal, state, local, or foreign
governmental entity or other authority in connection with the
determination, assessment or collection of any Tax (whether or not such
Tax is imposed on AFT) or the administration of any laws, regulations or
administrative requirements relating to any Tax, report and declaration of
estimated tax, or estimated tax deposit form (hereinafter “Tax
Returns”);
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(b)
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AFT
has paid all taxes, charges, fees, levies or other assessments imposed by
any federal, state, local or foreign taxing authority, whether disputed or
not, including, without limitation, income, capital, estimated, excise,
property, sales, transfer, withholding, employment, payroll, and franchise
taxes including any interest, penalties or additions attributable to or
imposed on or with respect to such assessments and any expenses incurred
in connection with the settlement of any tax liability (“Tax” or “Taxes”) which
have become due whether pursuant to Tax Returns or any assessment received
by it or otherwise, and has paid all installments of estimated Taxes
due.
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(c)
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AFT
has duly withheld and collected all Taxes which AFT is required by law to
withhold or to collect, and has paid such Taxes to the proper court,
tribunal, arbitrator or government or political subdivision thereof,
whether federal, state, county, local or foreign, or any agency,
authority, official or instrumentality of any such government or political
subdivision (hereinafter “Governmental or
Regulatory Body”).
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(d)
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There
are no tax liens upon any of the assets or properties of AFT except for
any lien, pledge, hypothecation, mortgage, security interest, claim,
lease, charge, option, right of first refusal, easement, servitude,
transfer restriction under any member or similar agreement, encumbrance or
any other restriction or limitation whatsoever, other than (i)
materialmen’s, mechanics’, repairmen’s or other like liens arising in the
ordinary course of business for amounts either not yet due or being
contested in good faith and by appropriate proceedings so long as such
proceedings shall not involve any material danger of sale, forfeiture or
loss of any part of the assets and shall have been disclosed to LPME
hereunder, or (ii) any lien arising as a result of any act or omission of
LPME (hereinafter “Liens”) for
Taxes not yet due.
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(e)
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AFT
is not a party to any express tax settlement agreement, arrangement,
policy or guideline, formal or informal (a “Settlement
Agreement”), and AFT does not have any obligation to make payments
under any Settlement Agreement.
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3.15
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Litigation.
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(a)
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There
is no action, proceeding, investigation, or inquiry pending or, to the
best of the knowledge of AFT or the AFT Shareholders, threatened (i)
against or affecting any of AFT’s assets or business that, if determined
adversely to AFT, would result in a Material Effect or (ii) that questions
this Agreement or any action contemplated by this
Agreement.
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(b)
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Neither
the AFT Shareholders nor AFT has any knowledge of any state of facts or of
the occurrence or nonoccurrence of any event or group of related events
that should reasonably cause AFT or the AFT Shareholders to determine that
there exists any basis for any material claim against AFT for any of the
matters described in paragraph (a)
above.
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3.16
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Contracts and Other
Agreements. Section 3.16 to the AFT
Shareholder Disclosure Schedule contains a complete and correct list as of
the date hereof of all material agreements, contracts, and commitments
(and all amendments thereto), written or oral, to which AFT is a party or
by which any of its properties is
bound.
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AFT
has made available to LPME complete and correct copies of all material written
agreements, contracts, and commitments, together with all amendments thereto,
and accurate (in all material respects) descriptions of all material oral
agreements. Such agreements, contracts, and commitments are in full
force and effect, and, to the best of AFT’s knowledge, all other parties to such
agreements, contracts, and commitments have performed all obligations required
to be performed by them thereunder in all material respects and are not in
default thereunder in any material respect.
3.17
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Accounts Receivable and
Accounts Payable. All accounts receivable reflected on
the balance sheet of AFT included in the AFT Financial Statements, and all
accounts receivable arising subsequent to March 31, 2008, (i) have arisen
from bona fide
sales transactions in the ordinary course of business on ordinary
trade terms and (ii) have been collected or are collectible in the
ordinary course of business in the aggregate recorded amounts thereof in
accordance with their terms without valid set-off or
counterclaim. AFT has made payments on accounts payable and
other current obligations arising subsequent to March 31, 2008, in
accordance with past practice of the business of
AFT.
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3.18
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Compensation Arrangements;
Officers and Directors. Section 3.18 to the AFT
Shareholder Disclosure Schedule sets forth the names and titles of all
present officers and directors of AFT and current annual salary, including
any promised, expected or customary bonus or such other
amount. AFT has not made a commitment or agreement (verbally or
in writing) to increase the compensation or to modify the conditions or
terms of employment of any person listed in Section 3.18 to the AFT
Shareholder Disclosure Schedule. To the knowledge of AFT, none
of such persons has made a threat to AFT to terminate such person’s
relationship with AFT.
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3.19
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ERISA. Except
as set forth in Section
3.19 to the AFT Shareholder Disclosure Schedule, there are no
employee benefit plans as defined in ERISA (“Plans”)
maintained for the benefit of, or covering, any employee, former employee,
independent contractor or former independent contractor of AFT, or their
dependents or their beneficiaries, or otherwise, now or heretofore
contributed to by AFT, and no such Plan is or has ever been subject to
ERISA.
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3.20
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Operations. Except
as expressly authorized by this Agreement, and except as set forth in
Section 3.20 to
the AFT Shareholder Disclosure Schedule, since the date of the latest AFT
Financial Statements, AFT has not:
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(a)
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amended
its Articles of Incorporation or bylaws or merged with or into or
consolidated with any other entity, or changed or agreed to rearrange in
any manner the character of the business of
AFT;
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(b)
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issued,
sold or purchased options or rights to subscribe to, or entered into any
contracts or commitments to issue, sell or purchase, any shares of its
capital stock or other equity
interests;
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(c)
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entered
into, amended or terminated any (i) employment agreement or collective
bargaining agreement, (ii) adopted, entered into or amended any
arrangement which is, or would be, a Plan or (iii) made any change in any
actuarial methods or assumptions used in funding any Plan or in the
assumptions or factors used in determining benefit equivalencies
thereunder;
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(d)
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issued
any note, bond or other debt security, created, incurred or assumed any
indebtedness for borrowed money other than in the ordinary course of
business in connection with trade payables, or guaranteed any indebtedness
for borrowed money or any capitalized lease
obligation;
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(e)
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declared,
set aside or paid any dividends or declared or made any other
distributions of any kind to the shareholders, or made any direct or
indirect redemption, retirement, purchase or other acquisition of any
shares of its capital stock or other equity
interests;
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(f)
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knowingly
waived any right of material value to the business of
AFT;
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(g)
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made
any change in its accounting methods or practices or made any changes in
depreciation or amortization policies or rates adopted by it or made any
material write-down of inventory or
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material
write-off as uncollectable of accounts receivable;
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(h)
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made
any wage or salary increase or other compensation payable or to become
payable or bonus, or increase in any other direct or indirect
compensation, for or to any of its officers, directors, employees,
consultants, agents or other representatives, or any accrual for or
commitment or agreement to make or pay the same, other than increases made
in the ordinary course consistent with past
practice;
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(i)
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entered
into any transactions with any of its affiliates, shareholders, officers,
directors, employees, consultants, agents or other representatives (other
than employment arrangements made in the ordinary course of business
consistent with past practice), or any affiliate of any shareholder,
officer, director, consultant, employee, agent or other
representative;
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(j)
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made
any payment or commitment to pay any severance or termination pay to any
person or any of its officers, directors, employees, consultants, agents
or other representatives, other than payments or commitments to pay such
persons or their officers, directors, employees in the ordinary course of
business;
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(k)
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except
in the ordinary course of business, (i) entered into any lease (as lessor
or lessee), (ii) sold, abandoned or made any other disposition of any of
its assets or properties, (iii) granted or suffered any Lien on any of its
assets or properties other than sales of inventory, or (iv) entered into
or amended any material contract or other agreement to which it is a
party, or by or to which it or its assets or properties are bound or
subject, or pursuant to which it agrees to indemnify any person or to
refrain from competing with any
person;
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(l)
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except
in the ordinary course of business, incurred or assumed any debt,
obligation or liability (whether absolute or contingent and whether or not
currently due and payable);
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(m)
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except
for inventory or equipment acquired in the ordinary course of business,
made any acquisition of all or any part of the assets, properties, capital
stock or business of any other
person;
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(n)
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except
in the ordinary course of business, paid, directly or indirectly, any of
its Liabilities before the same became due in accordance with their terms
or otherwise, except to obtain the benefit of discounts available for
early payment;
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(o)
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except
in the ordinary course of business, created, incurred or assumed any
indebtedness for borrowed money, or guaranteed any indebtedness for
borrowed money or any capitalized lease obligation, in each case in excess
of $5,000 individually or in the
aggregate;
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(p)
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except
in the ordinary course of business, made any capital expenditures or
commitments for capital expenditures in aggregate amount exceeding $5,000;
or
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(q)
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except
in the ordinary course of business, terminated, failed to renew, amended
or entered into any contract or other agreement of a type required to be
disclosed pursuant to Section
3.16.
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3.21
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Intangible Property and
Intellectual Property. AFT possesses all of the
necessary licenses, trademarks, trade names, and domain
names (hereinafter “Intellectual Property
Rights”) necessary to conduct its business in the manner that is
currently being conducted and anticipates conducting in the
future. All of such Intellectual Property Rights are held in
the name of AFT. None of the Intangible Property of AFT
infringes upon the rights of any other person in any material respect or,
to the knowledge of AFT, is so infringed upon by any other person or its
property. AFT has not received any notice of any claim of any
other person relating to any of the Intangible Property or any process or
confidential information of AFT and does not know of any basis for any
such charge or claim. Except for the Intangible Property, no
other material intellectual property or intangible property rights are
required for AFT to conduct the business of AFT in the ordinary course
consistent with past practice. Except as separately identified
in Section 3.21 of
the AFT Shareholder Disclosure Schedule, no approval or consent of any
person is needed so that the
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interest
of AFT in the Intangible Property shall continue to be in full force and effect
and enforceable by AFT following the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement.
3.22
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Employee
Relations. Except as set forth in Section 3.22 of the AFT
Shareholder Disclosure, AFT is not a party to any agreement with any labor
organization, collective bargaining or similar agreement with respect to
its employees. There are no material complaints, grievances or
arbitrations, employment-related litigation, administrative proceedings or
controversies either pending or, to the knowledge of AFT, threatened,
involving any employee, applicant for employment, or former employee of
AFT against AFT. During the past five years, AFT has not
suffered or sustained any labor dispute resulting in any work stoppage and
no such work stoppage is, to the knowledge of AFT,
threatened. To the knowledge of AFT, there are no attempts
presently being made to organize any employees employed by
AFT.
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3.23
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Insurance. AFT
has adequate policies of insurance for its operations. AFT is
not in default with respect to any material provision contained in any
policy or binder of insurance and has not failed to give any notice or
present any claim under any such policy or binder in due and timely
fashion. There are no outstanding unpaid claims under any such
policy or binder which have gone unpaid for more than 45 days or as to
which the carrier has disclaimed liability. AFT has not
received any notice of cancellation or non-renewal of any such policy or
binder. AFT has not received any notice from any of its
insurance carriers that any insurance premiums will be materially
increased in the future or that any existing insurance coverage will not
be available in the future on substantially the same terms as now in
effect.
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3.24
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Licenses and
Permits. Except as set forth in Section 3.24 of the AFT
Shareholder Disclosure Schedule, no material government permits, licenses,
domain name and other registrations, and other consents and authorizations
(federal, state, local and foreign) of any Governmental or Regulatory Body
(collectively, “Permits”) are
required to be obtained by AFT in connection with its properties or the
business of AFT. AFT has not received any notice of any claim
of revocation of any such Permit and has no knowledge of any event which
would be likely to give rise to such a
claim.
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3.25
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Brokers. All
negotiations relating to this Agreement and the transactions contemplated
hereby have been carried out by AFT and the AFT Shareholders directly with
LPME without the intervention of any other person on behalf of AFT or the
AFT Shareholders in such manner as to give rise to any valid claim by any
person against AFT, the AFT Shareholders or LPME for a finder’s fee,
brokerage commission or similar
payment.
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3.26
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Acquisition of LPME
Shares. Each AFT Shareholder acknowledges that the LPME
Common Stock are restricted securities under the Securities Act of 1933
(the “Securities
Act”) and represents that such AFT Shareholder (i) is acquiring the
LPME Common Stock for his own account without a view to distribution
within the meaning of the Securities Act; (ii) has received from LPME its
filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) and all
other information that he has deemed necessary to make an informed
investment decision with respect to an investment in LPME in general and
the LPME Common Stock in particular; (iii) is financially able to bear the
economic risks of an investment in LPME; and (iv) has such knowledge and
experience in financial and business matters in general and with respect
to investments of a nature similar to the LPME Common Stock so as to be
capable, by reason of such knowledge and experience, of evaluating the
merits and risks of, and making an informed business decision with regard
to, the acquisition of the LPME Common Stock. Each AFT
Shareholder understands and agrees that the certificates evidencing the
LPME Common Stock shall bear the usual restrictive legend pertaining to
Rule 144 under the Securities Act and that the LPME Common Stock will not
be transferable except in accordance with applicable rules and regulations
of the SEC.
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3.27
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Disclosure. To
the knowledge of the AFT and the AFT Shareholders, neither this Agreement,
nor any Schedule or Exhibit to this Agreement, contains an untrue
statement of a material fact or omits a material fact necessary to make
the statements contained herein or therein not
misleading.
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ARTICLE
IV
REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES OF LPME
Except as
expressly set forth and specifically identified by the section number of this
Agreement in the schedule delivered by LPME to AFT and the AFT
Shareholders contemporaneously with the execution of this Agreement
(the “LPME Disclosure
Schedule”), LPME represents, warrants, and covenants to AFT
and the AFT Shareholders as follows:
4.1
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Organization and
Qualification. LPME is a corporation duly organized,
validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of
Nevada and has all requisite corporate power and authority to (a) own,
lease and operate its properties and assets as they are now owned, leased
and operated and (b) carry on its business as currently conducted and as
proposed to be conducted. LPME is duly qualified or licensed to
do business in each jurisdiction in which the failure to be so qualified
or licensed could have a Material
Effect.
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4.2
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Capitalization. The
capital stock of LPME consists of 100,000,000 authorized and 33,000,000
issued and outstanding shares of common stock, $0.001 par value per
share. All of the issued and outstanding shares of capital
stock of LPME are validly issued, fully paid, and nonassessable, and none
of such shares have been issued in violation of the preemptive rights of
any person. When issued at Closing, the LPME Common Stock shall
be validly issued, fully paid, and
nonassessable.
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4.3
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Subsidiaries and
Affiliates. Except as set forth in Section 4.3 to the LPME
Disclosure Schedule, LPME does not own or hold, directly or indirectly,
any equity, debt, or other interest in any entity or business or any
option to acquire any such
interest.
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4.4
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Options or Other
Rights. No options, warrants, calls, commitments or
other rights to acquire, sell or issue shares of capital stock or other
equity interests of LPME whether upon conversion of other securities or
otherwise, are issued or outstanding, and there is no agreement or
understanding with respect to the voting of such capital stock or other
equity interests.
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4.5
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Validity and Execution of
Agreement. The execution and performance of this
Agreement have been duly and validly authorized by the board of directors
of LPME and no other corporate action by LPME is necessary to authorize
the execution, delivery, and performance of this Agreement, except for the
increase in authorized capital stock and change of the corporate name
described in Section
6.2 hereof. LPME has the corporate power and authority
to execute and perform this Agreement and to carry out the transactions
contemplated herein. This Agreement has been duly and validly
executed on behalf of LPME and is a valid and binding obligation of LPME,
enforceable in accordance with its terms, subject to the qualification
that enforcement of the rights and remedies created hereby is subject to:
(i) bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium and other laws of
general application affecting the rights and remedies of creditors; and
(ii) general principles of equity (regardless of whether such enforcement
is considered in a proceeding in equity or at
law).
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4.6
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No
Conflict. None of the execution, delivery, or
performance of this Agreement does or
will:
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(a)
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result
in any violation or be in conflict with or constitute a default under any
term or provision of the Articles of Incorporation or bylaws of LPME or
any term or provision of any judgment, decree, order, statute, injunction,
rule, or regulation applicable to LPME, or of any material note, bond,
mortgage, indenture, lease, license, franchise, agreement, or other
instrument or obligation to which LPME is
bound;
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(b)
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result
in the creation of any Encumbrance upon any of the properties or assets of
LPME pursuant to any such term or provision;
or
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(c)
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constitute
a default under, terminate, accelerate, amend or modify, or give any party
the right to terminate, accelerate, amend, modify, abandon, or refuse to
perform or comply with, any material contract, agreement, arrangement,
commitment, or plan to which LPME is a party, or by which
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LPME or any of
its properties or assets may be subject or bound.
4.7
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Consents and
Approvals. No federal, state, or other regulatory
approvals are required to be obtained, nor any regulatory requirements
complied with, by LPME in connection with this Agreement or any action
contemplated by this Agreement.
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4.8
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Violation of Laws, Permits,
etc.
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(a)
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LPME
is not in violation of any term or provision of its Articles of
Incorporation or bylaws, or of any material term or provision of any
judgment, decree, order, statute, law, injunction, rule, ordinance, or
governmental regulation that is applicable to it and where the failure to
comply with which would have a Material
Effect.
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(b)
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LPME
has maintained in full force and effect all certificates, licenses, and
permits material to the conduct of its business, and has not received any
notification that any revocation or limitation thereof is threatened or
pending.
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4.9
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Books and
Records. The books and records of LPME (including,
without limitation, the books of account, minute books, and stock record
books) are complete and correct in all material respects and have been
maintained in accordance with sound business practices. The
minute books of LPME are complete and current in all material respects
and, as applicable, accurately reflect all actions taken by the
shareholders and the board of directors of LPME since the date of
inception of LPME, and all signatures contained therein are the true
signatures of the persons whose signatures they purport to
be.
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4.10
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LPME Financial
Statements.
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(a)
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The
audited balance sheets of LPME as of December 31, 2007 and 2006, and the
related audited statements of income, statements of cash flow and
statements of shareholders equity for the years then ended, true and
complete copies of which have been delivered to the AFT Shareholders,
present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of LPME
as at such dates and the results of operations of LPME for the year then
ended, in accordance with GAAP consistently applied for the periods
covered thereby.
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(b)
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The
unaudited balance sheet of LPME as of March 31, 2008 and the related
statements of income, statements of cash flow and statements of
shareholders equity for the period then ended, true and complete copies of
which have been delivered to the AFT Shareholders, present fairly, in all
material respects, the financial position of LPME as of such date and the
results of operations of LPME for the period then ended, in each case in
accordance with GAAP consistently applied for the three-month period
covered thereby.
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(c)
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The
financial statements referred to in paragraphs (a) and (b) above are
hereinafter referred to as the LPME Financial
Statements.
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4.11
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Undisclosed
Liabilities. LPME does not have any Liabilities of a
kind required by GAAP to be set forth on a financial statement that is not
fully and adequately reflected or reserved against on the LPME Financial
Statements. LPME does not have any Liabilities, whether or not
of a kind required by GAAP to be set forth on a financial statement, other
than (i) Liabilities incurred in the ordinary course of business since the
date of the latest balance sheet included in the LPME Financial Statements
that are consistent with past practice and are included in the latest LPME
Financial Statements, (ii) Liabilities that are fully reflected on or
reserved against on the latest balance sheet included in the LPME
Financial Statements, or (iii) as specifically disclosed in the LPME
Financial Statements.
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4.12
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Title to Property;
Encumbrances. LPME has good and indefeasible title to
and other legal right to use all properties and assets, real, personal and
mixed, tangible and intangible, reflected as owned on the latest balance
sheet included in the LPME Financial Statements or acquired after the date
of such balance sheet, except for properties and assets disposed of in
accordance with customary practice in the business or
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disposed
of for full and fair value since the date of such balance sheet in the ordinary
course of business consistent with past practice and except for matters that
would not have a Material Effect.
4.13
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Taxes.
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(a)
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LPME
has duly and timely filed all Tax Returns, reports and declarations of
estimated tax or estimated tax deposit forms required to be
filed.
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(b)
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LPME
has paid all Taxes which have become due whether pursuant to Tax Returns
or any assessment received by it or otherwise, and has paid all
installments of estimated Taxes
due.
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(c)
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LPME
has duly withheld and collected all Taxes which LPME is required by law to
withhold or to collect, and has paid such Taxes to the proper Governmental
or Regulatory Body.
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(d)
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There
are no tax liens upon any of the assets or properties of LPME except for
Liens for Taxes not yet due.
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(e)
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LPME
is not a party to any Settlement Agreement, and LPME does not have any
obligation to make payments under any Settlement
Agreement.
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4.14
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Litigation.
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(a)
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There
is no action, proceeding, investigation, or inquiry pending or, to the
best of LPME’s knowledge, threatened (i) against or affecting any of
LPME’s assets or business that, if determined adversely to LPME, would
result in a Material Effect or (ii) that questions this Agreement or any
action contemplated by this
Agreement.
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(b)
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LPME
has no knowledge of any state of facts or of the occurrence or
nonoccurrence of any event or group of related events; that should
reasonably cause LPME to determine that there exists any basis for any
material claim against LPME for any of the matters described in paragraph
(a) above.
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4.15
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Contracts and Other
Agreements. Section 4.15 to the LPME
Disclosure Schedule contains a complete and correct list as of the date
hereof of all material agreements, contracts, and commitments (and all
amendments thereto), written or oral, to which LPME is a party or by which
any of its properties is bound. LPME has made available to the
AFT Shareholders complete and correct copies of all material written
agreements, contracts, and commitments, together with all amendments
thereto, and accurate (in all material respects) descriptions of all
material oral agreements. Such agreements, contracts, and
commitments are in full force and effect, and, to the best of LPME’s
knowledge, all other parties to such agreements, contracts, and
commitments have performed all obligations required to be performed by
them thereunder in all material respects and are not in default thereunder
in any material respect.
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4.16
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Compensation Arrangements;
Officers, Directors and Employees. LPME does not pay any
compensation to any of its officers and directors and has no
employees. LPME has not made a commitment or agreement
(verbally or in writing) to pay any compensation to such
persons.
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4.17
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ERISA. There
are no Plans maintained for the benefit of, or covering, any employee,
former employee, independent contractor or former independent contractor
of LPME or their dependents or their beneficiaries, or otherwise, now or
heretofore contributed to by LPME and no such Plan is or has ever been
subject to ERISA.
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4.18
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Operations. Since
the date of the latest LPME Financial Statements, LPME has
not:
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(a)
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amended
its Articles of Incorporation or bylaws or merged with or into or
consolidated with any other entity, or changed or agreed to rearrange in
any manner the character of the business of
LPME;
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(b)
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issued,
sold or purchased options or rights to subscribe to, or entered into any
contracts or commitments to issue, sell or purchase, any shares of its
capital stock or other equity
interests;
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(c)
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entered
into, amended or terminated any (i) employment agreement or collective
bargaining agreement, (ii) adopted, entered into or amended any
arrangement which is, or would be, a Plan or (iii) made any change in any
actuarial methods or assumptions used in funding any Plan or in the
assumptions or factors used in determining benefit equivalencies
thereunder;
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(d)
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issued
any note, bond or other debt security, created, incurred or assumed any
indebtedness for borrowed money other than in the ordinary course of
business in connection with trade payables, or guaranteed any indebtedness
for borrowed money or any capitalized lease
obligation;
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(e)
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declared,
set aside or paid any dividends or declared or made any other
distributions of any kind to the shareholders, or made any direct or
indirect redemption, retirement, purchase or other acquisition of any
shares of its capital stock or other equity
interests;
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(f)
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knowingly
waived any right of material value to the business of
LPME;
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(g)
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made
any change in its accounting methods or practices or made any changes in
depreciation or amortization policies or rates adopted by it or made any
material write-down of inventory or material write-off as uncorrectable of
accounts receivable;
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(h)
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made
any wage or salary increase or other compensation payable or to become
payable or bonus, or increase in any other direct or indirect
compensation, for or to any of its officers, directors, employees,
consultants, agents or other representatives, or any accrual for or
commitment or agreement to make or pay the same, other than increases made
in the ordinary course consistent with past
practice;
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(i)
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entered
into any transactions with any of its affiliates, shareholders, officers,
directors, employees, consultants, agents or other representatives (other
than employment arrangements made in the ordinary course of business
consistent with past practice), or any affiliate of any shareholder,
officer, director, consultant, employee, agent or other
representative;
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(j)
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made
any payment or commitment to pay any severance or termination pay to any
person or any of its officers, directors, employees, consultants, agents
or other representatives, other than payments or commitments to pay such
persons or their officers, directors, employees in the ordinary course of
business;
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(k)
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except
in the ordinary course of business, (i) entered into any lease (as lessor
or lessee), (ii) sold, abandoned or made any other disposition of any of
its assets or properties, (iii) granted or suffered any Lien on any of its
assets or properties other than sales of inventory, or (iv) entered into
or amended any material contract or other agreement to which it is a
party, or by or to which it or its assets or properties are bound or
subject, or pursuant to which it agrees to indemnify any person or to
refrain from competing with any
person;
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(l)
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except
in the ordinary course of business, incurred or assumed any debt,
obligation or liability (whether absolute or contingent and whether or not
currently due and payable);
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(m)
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except
for inventory or equipment acquired in the ordinary course of business,
made any acquisition of all or any part of the assets, properties, capital
stock or business of any other
person;
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(n)
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except
in the ordinary course of business, paid, directly or indirectly, any of
its Liabilities before the same became due in accordance with their terms
or otherwise, except to obtain the benefit of discounts available for
early payment;
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(o)
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except
in the ordinary course of business, created, incurred or assumed any
indebtedness for borrowed money, or guaranteed any indebtedness for
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borrowed
money or any capitalized lease obligation, in each case in excess of $5,000
individually or in the aggregate;
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(p)
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except
in the ordinary course of business, made any capital expenditures or
commitments for capital expenditures in aggregate amount exceeding $5,000;
or
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(q)
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except
in the ordinary course of business, terminated, failed to renew, amended
or entered into any contract or other agreement of a type required to be
disclosed pursuant to Section
4.15.
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4.19
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Brokers. All
negotiations relating to this Agreement and the transactions contemplated
hereby have been carried out by AFT and the AFT Shareholders directly with
LPME without the intervention of any other person on behalf of AFT and the
AFT Shareholders in such manner as to give rise to any valid claim by any
person against AFT, the AFT Shareholders or LPME for a finder’s fee,
brokerage commission or similar
payment.
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4.20
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Approval of Share
Exchange. The board of directors of LPME has approved
this Agreement and each action contemplated by this Agreement without
reservation or qualification.
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4.21
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SEC Reporting
Status. LPME filed a registration statement under
Section 12(g) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”) on
January 11, 2007. Since that time, LPME has filed all reports
required to be filed pursuant to Section 13 of the Exchange Act with the
SEC. It has not filed a certification on Form 15 under the
Exchange Act.
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4.22
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Investment
Company. LPME is not an investment company within the
meaning of Section 3 of the Investment Company
Act.
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4.23
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OTC Bulletin Board
Status. The LPME Common Stock is approved for listing on
the OTC Bulletin Board under the symbol
“LPME.”
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4.24
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Disclosure. To
the knowledge of LPME, neither this Agreement, nor any Schedule or Exhibit
to this Agreement, contains an untrue statement of a material fact or
omits a material fact necessary to make the statements contained herein or
therein not misleading.
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ARTICLE
V
ACTIONS
PRIOR TO CLOSING
5.1
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Corporate Examinations and
Investigations. At or prior to the Closing Date, LPME
shall be entitled to make such investigation of the assets, properties,
business and operations of AFT and such examination of the books, records,
Tax Returns, financial condition and operations of AFT as LPME may
wish. Any such investigation and examination shall be conducted
at reasonable times and under reasonable circumstances and AFT shall
cooperate fully therein. In order that LPME may have full
opportunity to make such a business, accounting and legal review,
examination or investigation as it may wish of the business and affairs of
AFT, AFT shall furnish to LPME during such period all such information and
copies of such documents concerning the affairs of AFT as LPME may
reasonably request and cause AFT’s officers, employees, consultants,
agents, accountants and attorneys to cooperate fully with LPME of all
material facts affecting the financial condition and business operations
of AFT. Until the Closing and, if the Closing shall not occur,
thereafter, LPME and its affiliates shall keep confidential and shall not
use in any manner inconsistent with the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement and after termination of this Agreement, LPME and its affiliates
shall not disclose, nor use for their own benefit, any information or
documents obtained from AFT concerning its assets, properties, business
and operations, unless (i) readily ascertainable from public or published
information, or trade sources, (ii) received from a third party not under
an obligation to AFT to keep such information confidential, or (iii)
required by any Law or order of a court of competent
jurisdiction. If this transaction does not close for any
reason, LPME and its affiliates shall return or destroy all such
confidential information and compilations thereof as is practicable, and
shall certify such destruction or return to
AFT.
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5.2
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Conduct of
Business. From the date hereof through the Closing Date,
(i) the AFT Shareholders shall cause the business of AFT to be conducted
in the ordinary course in the same manner as it has been conducted since
its inception; and (ii) LPME shall conduct its business in the ordinary
course in the same manner as it has been conducted since its
inception. LPME and the AFT Shareholders covenant that, except
with the prior written consent of AFT or LPME, as the case may be, which
consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, AFT and LPME will
not:
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(a)
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Do
any of the restricted acts set forth in Section 3.20 for AFT or
Section 4.18 for
LPME, or enter into any agreement of a nature set forth in Section 3.16 for AFT or
Section 4.15 for
LPME; or
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(b)
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Enter
into any transaction other than in the ordinary course of
business.
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5.3
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Preservation of
Business. From the date hereof through the Closing Date,
the AFT Shareholders shall cause AFT to use commercially reasonable
efforts to (i) preserve intact the business, assets, properties and
organizations of AFT, (ii) keep available the services of the present
officers, consultants and agents of AFT; and (iii) maintain the present
suppliers and customers and preserve the goodwill of
AFT.
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5.4
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Advice of
Changes. The AFT Shareholders will promptly advise LPME
in writing from time to time prior to the Closing with respect to any
matter hereafter arising and known to them that, if existing or occurring
at the date of this Agreement, would have been required to be set forth or
described in the AFT Shareholder Disclosure Schedule or would have
resulted in any representation of the AFT Shareholders in this Agreement
being untrue in any material respect. LPME will promptly advise
the AFT Shareholders in writing from time to time prior to the Closing
with respect to any matter hereafter arising and known to it that, if
existing or occurring at the date of this Agreement, would have been
required to be set forth or described in the LPME Disclosure Schedule or
would have resulted in any representation of LPME in this Agreement being
untrue.
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5.5
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OTC Bulletin
Board. LPME will use its best efforts to maintain the
listing on the OTC Bulletin Board of the LPME Common
Stock.
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5.6
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SEC
Reports. LPME shall file with the SEC all reports that
are required to be filed by the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations
promulgated thereunder.
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5.7
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Other
Agreements. The AFT Shareholders and LPME agree to take,
or cause to be taken, all actions and to do, or cause to be done, all
things reasonably necessary, proper or advisable to consummate and make
effective as promptly as practicable the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement, including, without limitation, the obtaining of all necessary
waivers, consents and approvals and the effecting of all necessary
registrations and filings, including, but not limited to, submissions of
information requested by Governmental or Regulatory Bodies and any other
persons required to be obtained by them for the consummation of the
closing and the continuance in full force and effect of the permits,
contracts and other agreements set forth on the Schedules to this
Agreement.
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ARTICLE
VI
CONDITIONS
PRECEDENT TO CLOSING
6.1
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Conditions Precedent to the
Obligations of LPME to Complete the Closing. The
obligations of LPME to enter into and complete the Closing are subject to
the fulfillment of the following conditions, any one or more of which may
be waived by LPME:
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(a)
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(i)
All of the terms, covenants, and conditions of this Agreement to be
complied with or performed by the AFT Shareholders at or before the
Closing shall have been duly complied with and performed in all material
respects, (ii) the representations and warranties of the AFT Shareholders
set forth in Article III shall be true in all material respects on and as
of the Closing Date with the same force and effect as if such
representations and warranties had been made on and as of the Closing, and
(iii) LPME shall have received a certificate to such effect from the AFT
Shareholders.
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(b)
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All
consents, waivers, approvals, licenses, authorizations of, or filings or
declarations with third parties or Governmental or Regulatory Bodies
required to be obtained by AFT or the AFT Shareholders in order to permit
the transactions contemplated by this Agreement to be consummated in
accordance with agreements and court orders applicable to AFT or the AFT
Shareholders and applicable governmental laws, rules, regulations and
agreements shall have been obtained and any waiting period thereunder
shall have expired or been terminated, and LPME shall have received a
certificate from the AFT Shareholders to such
effect.
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(c)
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All
actions, proceedings, instruments, and documents in connection with the
consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, including
the forms of all documents, legal matters, opinions, and procedures in
connection therewith, shall have been approved in form and substance by
counsel for LPME, which approval shall not be unreasonably
withheld.
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(d)
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The
AFT Shareholders shall have furnished such certificates to evidence
compliance with the conditions set forth in this Article, as may be
reasonably requested by LPME or its
counsel.
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(e)
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AFT
shall not have suffered any Material
Effect.
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(f)
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No
material information or data provided or made available to LPME by or on
behalf of AFT shall be incorrect in any material
respect.
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(g)
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No
investigation and no suit, action, or proceeding before any court or any
governmental or regulatory authority shall be pending or threatened by any
state or federal governmental or regulatory authority, against AFT or any
of its affiliates, associates, officers, or directors seeking to restrain,
prevent, or change in any material respect the transactions contemplated
hereby or seeking damages in connection with such transactions that are
material to AFT.
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(h)
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AFT
shall have obtained an irrevocable option to acquire the real estate owned
by M&W Fiberglass, LLC at a purchase price based on an arm’s-length
appraisal.
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(i)
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AFT
shall have been removed as a guarantor on financing for Fiberglass Piping
& Fitting Company (“FPF”).
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(j)
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AFT
shall have made satisfactory arrangements to purchase fiberglass pipe
fittings from FPF at FPF’s cost.
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6.2
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Conditions Precedent to the
Obligations of the AFT Shareholders to Complete the
Closing. The obligations of the AFT Shareholders to
enter into and complete the Closing are subject to the fulfillment on or
prior to the Closing Date, of the following conditions, any one or more of
which may be waived by the AFT
Shareholders:
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(a)
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(i)
All of the terms, covenants, and conditions of this Agreement to be
complied with or performed by LPME at or before the Closing shall have
been duly complied with and performed in all material respects, (ii) the
representations and warranties of LPME set for in Article IV shall be true
in all material respects on and as of the Closing Date with the same force
and effect as if such representations and warranties had been made on and
as of the Closing, and (iii) the AFT Shareholders shall have received a
certificate to such effect from
LPME.
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(b)
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All
consents, waivers, approvals, licenses, authorizations of, or filings or
declarations with third parties or Governmental or Regulatory Bodies
required to be obtained by LPME in order to permit the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement to be consummated in accordance with
agreements and court orders applicable to LPME and applicable governmental
laws, rules, regulations and agreements shall have been obtained and any
waiting period thereunder shall have expired or been terminated, and the
AFT Shareholders shall have received a certificate from LPME to such
effect.
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(c)
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All
actions, proceedings, instruments, and documents in connection with the
consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, including
the forms of all documents, legal matters, opinions, and procedures in
connection therewith, shall have been approved in form and substance by
counsel for the AFT Shareholders, which approval shall not be unreasonably
withheld.
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(d)
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LPME
shall have furnished such certificates to evidence compliance with the
conditions set forth in this Article, as may be reasonably requested by
the AFT Shareholders or their
counsel.
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(e)
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LPME
shall not have suffered any Material
Effect.
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(f)
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No
material information or data provided or made available to the AFT
Shareholders by or on behalf of LPME shall be incorrect in any material
respect.
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(g)
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No
investigation and no suit, action, or proceeding before any court or any
governmental or regulatory authority shall be pending or threatened by any
state or federal governmental or regulatory authority, against LPME or any
of its affiliates, associates, officers, or directors seeking to restrain,
prevent, or change in any material respect the transactions contemplated
hereby or seeking damages in connection with such transactions that are
material to LPME.
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(h)
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The
LPME Common Stock shall continue to be listed on the OTC Bulletin
Board.
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(i)
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At
Closing, all but one member of LPME’s Board of Directors shall resign,
whereupon five persons designated by the AFT Shareholders shall be
appointed by the remaining director of LPME to fill the
vacancies. The remaining director of LPME shall then
resign. In order to effect such change in the composition of
LPME’s Board of Directors, LPME, at or prior to Closing shall have
complied with the requirements of Section 14(f) of the Exchange Act and
Rule 14f-1 promulgated thereunder; provided, that
LPME’s obligation to effect such compliance shall be contingent upon the
AFT Shareholders’ furnishing to LPME such information with respect to
their nominees to LPME’s Board of Directors as is required by
the applicable provisions of the Exchange Act and the rules and
regulations promulgated thereunder for compliance with Section 14(f)
thereof.
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(k)
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LPME
shall have cancelled 21,750,000 shares of LPME Common
Stock.
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(l)
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LPME
shall have obtained shareholder approval, and filed Articles of Amendment
to its Articles of Incorporation with the Secretary of State of the State
of Nevada, to increase its authorized capital to 100,000,000 shares of
common stock, $0.001 par value, and 10,000,000 shares of preferred stock,
$0.001 par value.
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(m)
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LPME
shall have merged with its wholly-owned subsidiary, Energy Composites
Corp., a Nevada corporation, and changed its name to Energy Composites
Corporation.
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(n)
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LPME
shall have obtained shareholder approval of a stock option plan
satisfactory to AFT.
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ARTICLE
VII
POST-CLOSING
COVENANTS
The
parties covenant to take the following actions after the Closing
Date:
7.1
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Further
Information. Following the Closing, each party will
afford to the other party, its counsel and its accountants, during normal
business hours, reasonable access to the books, records and other data of
AFT or LPME, as the case may be, relating to the business of AFT or LPME
in their possession with respect to periods prior to the Closing and the
right to make copies and extracts therefrom, to the extent that such
access may be reasonably required by the requesting party (a) to
facilitate the investigation, litigation and final disposition of any
claims which may have been or may be made against any party or its
affiliates and
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(b) for any
other reasonable business purpose.
7.2
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Record
Retention. Each party agrees that for a period of not
less than five years following the Closing Date, such party shall not
destroy or otherwise dispose of any of the Books and Records of AFT or
LPME relating to the business of AFT or LPME in his or its possession with
respect to periods prior to the Closing Date. Each party shall
have the right to destroy all or part of such Books and Records after the
fifth anniversary of the Closing Date or, at an earlier time by giving
each other party hereto 30 days prior written notice of such intended
disposition and by offering to deliver to the other party or parties, at
the other party’s or parties’ expense, custody of such Books and Records
as such party may intend to
destroy.
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7.3
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Post-Closing
Assistance. The AFT Shareholders on the one hand, and
LPME, on the other hand, will provide each other with such assistance as
may reasonably be requested in connection with the preparation of any Tax
Return, any audit or other examination by any taxing authority, or any
judicial or administrative proceedings relating to liability for Taxes,
and each will retain and provide the requesting party with any records or
information that may be reasonably relevant to such return, audit or
examination, proceedings or determination. The party requesting
assistance shall reimburse the other party for reasonable out-of-pocket
expenses incurred in providing such assistance. Any information
obtained pursuant to this Section 7.3 or pursuant
to any other Section hereof providing for the sharing of information or
the review of any Tax Return or other schedule relating to Taxes shall be
kept confidential by the parties
hereto.
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7.4
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SEC Reporting. With a
view to making available the benefits of certain rules and regulations of
the SEC which may at any time permit the sale of the LPME Common Stock to
the public without registration, from and after the Closing, and for so
long as LPME continues to be an SEC registered issuer, the new management
of LPME will:
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(a)
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make
and keep public information available, as those terms are understood and
defined in Rule 144 under the Securities Act, at all times;
and
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(b)
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file
with the SEC in a timely manner all reports and other documents required
of LPME under the Exchange Act.
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ARTICLE
VIII
TERMINATION
OF AGREEMENT
8.1
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Termination. This
Agreement may be terminated at any time prior to the Closing as
follows:
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(a) by
mutual written consent of LPME and the AFT Shareholders;
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(b)
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by
LPME on the one hand, or by all of the AFT Shareholders, on the other
hand, by written notice to the other party hereto, if the Closing shall
not have occurred on or prior to the close of business on June 30, 2008
(unless such event has been caused by a breach of this Agreement by the
party seeking such termination);
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(c)
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by
LPME or by all of the AFT Shareholders if a Governmental or Regulatory
Body has permanently enjoined or prohibited consummation of this Agreement
or any action contemplated by this Agreement and such court or government
action is final and nonappealable;
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(d)
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by
LPME if the AFT Shareholders have failed to comply in any material respect
with any of its covenants or agreements under this Agreement that are
required to be complied with prior to the date of such termination;
or
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(e)
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by
the AFT Shareholders if LPME has failed to comply in any material respect
with any of its covenants or agreements under this Agreement that are
required to be complied with prior to the date of such
termination.
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8.2
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Survival After
Termination. If this Agreement is terminated pursuant to
Section 8.1, (a) this Agreement shall become null and void and of no
further force and effect, except for the provisions of Section 5.1 relating to
the obligation to keep confidential certain information and (b) there
shall be no liability on the part of AFT or LPME or their respective
affiliates.
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8.3
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Energy Composites
Corp. If this Agreement is terminated, LPME shall
transfer ownership of Energy Composites Corp. to AFT in consideration for
the reimbursement of its expenses relating to Energy Composites
Corp.
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ARTICLE
IX
MISCELLANEOUS
9.1
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Expenses. Each
party shall be solely responsible for its own legal and accounting fees in
connection with this Agreement.
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9.2
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Further
Assurances. At any time and from time to time after the
Closing Date at the request of LPME, and without further consideration,
the AFT Shareholders will execute and deliver such other instruments of
sale, transfer, conveyance, assignment and confirmation and take such
other action as LPME may reasonably deem necessary or desirable in order
to transfer, convey and assign the AFT Common Stock to LPME and to assist
LPME in exercising all rights with respect thereto. The parties
shall use their best efforts to fulfill or obtain the fulfillment of the
conditions to the Closing, including, without limitation, the execution
and delivery of any document or other papers, the execution and delivery
of which are conditions precedent to the
Closing.
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9.3
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Notices. All
notices, requests, demands and other communications required or permitted
to be given hereunder shall be in writing and shall be given personally,
sent by facsimile transmission or sent by prepaid air courier or certified
or express mail, postage prepaid. Any such notice shall be
deemed to have been given (i) when received, if delivered in person, sent
by facsimile transmission and confirmed in writing within three (3)
business days thereafter or sent by prepaid air courier or (ii) three (3)
business days following the mailing thereof, if mailed by certified first
class mail, postage prepaid, return receipt requested, in any such case as
follows (or to such other address or addresses as a party may have advised
the other in the manner provided in this Section
9.3):
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If to the AFT
Shareholders:
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with a copy
to:
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Advanced
Fiberglass Technologies, Inc.
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Xxxx
Xxxx Xxxx Xxxxxxxxxx & Xxxxxxxxx, P.C.
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0000
Xxxxxxxx Xxxxx
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Attention: Xxx
X. Xxxxxxxxx, Esq.
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Xxxxxxxxx
Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxx 00000
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000
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 000
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Fax:
(000) 000-0000
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Xxxxxx,
Xxxxxxxx 00000
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Fax:
(000) 000-0000
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If to
LPME:
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with a copy
to:
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Xxxxxx
X. Xxxxxxx, Esq.
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44489
Town Center Way, #D-234
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0000
Xxxxxxx Xxxx Xxxx, Xxxxx 000
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Xxxx
Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx 00000-0000
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Xxx
Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx 00000
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Fax:
_____________________________
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Fax:
_____________________________
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9.4
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Arbitration. Any
dispute, controversy, or claim arising out of, relating to, or in
connection with, this Agreement or the agreements or transactions
contemplated by this Agreement shall be finally settled by binding
arbitration. The arbitration shall be conducted and the
arbitrator chosen in accordance with the rule of the American Arbitration
Association in effect at the time of the arbitration, except as they may
be modified herein or by mutual agreement of LPME and the AFT
Shareholders. In connection with any such arbitration, each
party shall be afforded the opportunity to conduct discovery in accordance
with the Federal Rules of Civil
Procedure.
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(a)
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The
seat of the arbitration shall be in Wood County, Wisconsin, and will
follow the format known as “Baseball Arbitration”. Each of the
AFT Shareholders and LPME hereby irrevocably submits
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to the jurisdiction of the arbitrator in Wood County, Wisconsin,
and waives any defense in an arbitration based upon any claim that such party is
not subject personally to the jurisdiction of such arbitrator, that such
arbitration is brought in an inconvenient format, or that such venue is
improper.
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(b)
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The
arbitral award shall be in writing and shall be final and binding on each
of the parties to this Agreement. The award may include an
award of costs, including reasonable attorneys’ fees and
disbursements. Judgment upon the award may be entered by any
court having jurisdiction thereof or having jurisdiction over the parties
or their assets. Each of the AFT Shareholders and LPME
acknowledges and agrees that by agreeing to these arbitration provisions
each of the parties hereto is waiving any right that such party may have
to a jury trial with respect to the resolution of any dispute under this
Agreement or the agreements or transactions contemplated
hereby.
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9.5
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Publicity. No
publicity release or announcement concerning this Agreement or the
transactions contemplated hereby shall be made without advance approval
thereof by LPME and the AFT Shareholders except as may be required by
applicable law.
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9.6
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Entire
Agreement. This Agreement (including the Exhibits and
Schedules) and the agreements, certificates and other documents delivered
pursuant to this Agreement contain the entire agreement among the parties
with respect to the transactions described herein, and supersede all prior
agreements, written or oral, with respect
thereto.
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9.7
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Waivers and
Amendments. This Agreement may be amended, superseded,
canceled, renewed or extended, and the terms hereof may be waived, only by
a written instrument signed by the parties or, in the case of a waiver, by
the party waiving compliance. No delay on the part of any party
in exercising any right, power or privilege hereunder shall operate as a
waiver thereof
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9.8
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Governing
Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed
in accordance with the laws of the State of Nevada without regard to
principles of conflicts of law.
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9.9
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Binding Effect, No
Assignment. This Agreement shall be binding upon and
inure to the benefit of the parties and their respective successors and
permitted assigns. This Agreement is not assignable by any
party hereto without the prior written consent of the other parties hereto
except by operation of law and any other purported assignment shall be
null and void.
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9.10
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Counterparts. This
Agreement may be executed by the parties hereto in separate counterparts,
each of which when so executed and delivered shall be an original, but all
such counterparts shall together constitute one and the same
instrument. Each counterpart may consist of a number of copies
hereof each signed by less than all, but together signed by all of the
parties hereto.
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9.11
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Exhibits and
Schedules. The Exhibits and Schedules are a part of this
Agreement as if fully set forth herein. All references herein
to Sections, subsections, clauses, Exhibits and Schedules shall be deemed
references to such parts of this Agreement, unless the context shall
otherwise require.
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9.12
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Effect of Disclosure on
Schedules. Any item disclosed on any Schedule to this
Agreement shall only be deemed to be disclosed in connection with (i) the
specific representation and warranty to which such Schedule is expressly
referenced, (ii) any specific representation and warranty which expressly
cross-references such Schedule and (iii) any specific representation and
warranty to which any other Schedule to this Agreement is expressly
referenced if such other Schedule expressly cross-references such
Schedule.
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9.13
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Headings. The
headings in this Agreement are for reference only, and shall not affect
the interpretation of this
Agreement.
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9.14
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Severability of
Provisions. If any provision or any portion of any
provision of this Agreement or the application of such provision or any
portion thereof to any person or circumstance, shall be held invalid or
unenforceable, the remaining portion of such provision and the remaining
provisions of this Agreement, or the application of such provision or
portion of such provision as is held invalid or unenforceable to persons
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or
circumstances other than those as to which it is held invalid or unenforceable,
shall not be affected thereby.
IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement as of the date first
written above.
LPME:
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AFT:
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Advanced
Fiberglass Technologies, Inc.
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By: /s/ Xxxxx X.
Xxxxxx
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By:
/s/ Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxxxx
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Name: Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx
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Name: Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx
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Title: President
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Title:
Chief Executive
Officer
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AFT
SHAREHOLDERS:
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Xxxxx
Xxx Xxxxx
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Xxxxxxxx
Xxxx Xxxxx
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/s/ Xxxxx Xxx Xxxxx | /s/ Xxxxxxxx Xxxx Xxxxx |
Integritas,
Inc.
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/s/ Xxxx Xxxxx | |
By:
Xxxx
Xxxxx
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Its: President
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